Paris, TN – The 10th Annual Ice Cream Social & Antique Car & Tractor Show will fill historic downtown Paris from 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27th. Sponsored by the Downtown Paris Association (DPA), the event benefits the Downtown Paris Association and Plus Endowment.
“This has become an end-of-summer tradition that folks of all ages look forward to,” according to Downtown Paris Executive Director Kathy Ray. “Everyone with an event wristband can enjoy ice cream from each booth, a ‘KidsZone’ area with fun activities with face painting, and crazy contests; it’s definitely the coolest fundraiser around, no pun intended.”
Wristbands are available for a minimum donation of $10 for adults or $5 for children 12 and under. They can be purchased from the DPA, members of Plus Endowment, ice cream booth partners, or at the event.
There currently have 18 booths for the event and there are still openings. Some of the ice cream will be homemade and some will be straight from the grocery shelf. Some will partner with other organizations. Some will be single scoopers. Some will win valuable prize. Some will be satisfied with their scoop-tacular memories. Awards will be presented for the Best Ice Cream, the Best Theme, and Best of Show. At the end of the afternoon, lots of fun will have been had, lots of ice cream will have been eaten and lots of money will have been raised.
The Antique Car Show brings vehicles in from four states and there will be 80 to 90 classic cars. Registration is a minimum donation of $10 which includes an event wristband. “Votes (25 cent donations) are tallied throughout the event,” Ray said. “At 6:30 pm the car and tractor with the most votes will each win a Peoples’ Choice Award Trophy. The Antique Tractor Show is relatively new to the event. Last year brought out several tractors and we hope to showcase more this year. Registration process is the same as the Car Show.
Also, for a donation of $5, you can get in some fun contests:
- 4:30 PM Kids Ice Cream Eating Contest sponsored by Comer Farms
- 5:00 PM Adults Ice Cream Eating Contest sponsored by Comer Farms
- 5:30 PM Kids Frozen T-Shirt Contest
- 6 PM Adults Frozen T-Shirt Contest
The DPA is always looking for sponsors to be a part of this great fund raising event. If you are interested in being a booth partner or sponsor of this fun event, contact the Downtown Paris Association at 653- PARIS (7274), email Kathy Ray at downtownparis@outlook.com or go online at www.VisitDowntownParis.com.
Photo: At the 2017 Ice Cream Social, Travis and Jessica McLeese and their children and Faith Bumpus enjoyed ice cream and meeting Santa Claus. (Shannon McFarlin photo).